Chapter 3 Just warming up
The inside was much like the outside, old and un-modern.
The floorboards creaked beneath their feet, not used to the sudden weight after years of being untouched. As they gathered in the hall, the first thing they saw was a huge grand marble stairway leading upstairs to the many levels of the house. Around them were different corridors, which seemed to stretch on for miles due the darkness that covered them. Portraits lined the wall, though it was almost impossible to make out the features of whom or what it was as they were coated in layers of dust. A chandelier hung above their heads.
It would have surely been a beautiful place to live, if it was clean, well lit and filled with people. But it wasn't. There was no light, except the last few rays of the sun as it set, coming in from the door behind them. It wasn't clean, evidence of what had happened in this house before was seen even in this area, if the dark almost black stains on parts of the floor was any indication. And they were the only ones alive in this house.
'Wow' was the shared thought of the group. Never could they have imagined it to look like this, you would think that the place would have been emptied, yet the furniture and personal family items was still all in place. Everything was the same, just like that night...
"Check this place out" Kiba moved further into the house, then turning back to face the others. "It's going to take ages to check everywhere." Neji folded his arms across his chest, glancing around before turning his attention to his triangle tattooed friend. "And I suppose you wish to split up? Well I suggest we stay together. If people have gone missing before it could be because they lost track of everyone."
"N-Neji-nii-san is right. Per-perhaps we should be near each other." Hinata, moved closer to Neji, hiding behind him slightly. It might have been better to not have come, but she too wanted to prove she could be brave. Not this shy, timid person she is now. Maybe then, Kiba would think more of her. A blush crept onto her face as said boy moved towards her and slung his arm over her shoulder, "Don't worry, you would be with me. I'll protect ya"
Sai tried to smile. "Splitting up would be better, no?"
"It would cover more ground" Shino muttered.
Naruto was looking around when a particular painting seemed to catch his attention. For some reason he was drawn towards it. Making his way towards it he suddenly stopped.
The room temperature dropped to below freezing. A breeze flew around the room, causing the chandelier move slightly. Wood creaked around them, but they couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from. They were looking around them, trying to see what was the cause of this when 'BANG' "Ahhhh!" Darkness was now all that could be seen.
"W-what h-happened?"
"It's okay, it was just the door. The wind must have blown it shut."
"Hay! Who the hell is touching me?"
"Hang on a sec, aha!" A bright beam of light was all of a sudden shining down at the floor. Turns out Kiba had come prepared, as they only just noticed the bag in one of his hands, a flashlight in the other. Now being able to see, they looked at the door, which had indeed been shut. Shino walked over and pulled the handle. Nothing happened. He tried again, but it didn't budge. "It's stuck."
"Let me try" Sai grabbled the handle and pulled as hard as he could. But still it remained shut. If Sai couldn't do it, then that was saying something. He was one of the strongest people in the whole school.
"So we're trapped here." Naruto whispered.
Kiba handed his flashlight to Hinata, and then began to rummage through his bag, before bring out more. "Here, I got enough for all of us. Take one and let's go, we'll start by going –""Shhhhh, do you hear that?"Shino interrupted. Quieting down they listened closely. Ever so gently they could hear the sound of something creaking. Like when you're on an old swing. Using the flash lights they looked around, it was only when dust seemed to rain down on them slightly did they look up. The chandelier was moving back and forth at an alarming fast pace. But due to the size of it, the ceiling couldn't take it; it started to crack around the base, it dropped slightly lower almost violently, before- 'shit'
"MOVE!"
Just as they ran, the chandelier and part of the ceiling came crashing down….
